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DJoan was quizzical; B7studied metaphysical
EmScience in the home.
A7Late nights all alone with a test tube.
DOh, oh, oh, Aoh.
DMaxwell Edison, B7majoring in medicine,
EmCalls her on the phone.
A7"Can I take you out to the pictures,
DJo, oa, oa, Aan?"
E7But as she's getting ready to go,
A A7knock comes on the door.
DBang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Came E7down upon her head.
A7Clang! Clang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Made Emsure that A7she was Ddead.
DBack in school again B7Maxwell plays the fool again.
EmTeacher gets annoyed.
A7Wishing to avoid an unpleasant

DA

Sce, E, E, ene,
DShe tells Max to stay E7when the class has gone away,
EmSo he waits behind
A7Writing fifty times "I must not be
DSo, o, o, Ao.."
But E7when she turns her back on the boy,
He A7creeps up from behind.
DBang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Came E7down upon her head.
A7Clang! Clang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Made Emsure that A7she was Ddead.
DP. C. Thirty-one B7said, "We caught a dirty one."
EmMaxwell stands alone
A7Painting testimonial pictures.
DOh, oh, oh, Aoh.
DRose and Valerie, B7screaming from the gallery
EmSay he must go free
The A7judge does not agree and he tells them
DSo, o, o, Ao.
E7But as the words are leaving his lips,
A7A noise comes from behind.
DBang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Came E7down upon his head.
A7Clang! Clang! Maxwell's silver hammer
EmMade sure that A7he was Ddead.
The rest is mostly instrumental except for Wha-oh-a-oh-a-oh and then "Silver Hammer Man"

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